New newsletter United’s rebuild isn’t sexy. It’s ruthless. Staff cuts. Wage cuts. Legends gone. But for the first time since Ferguson, the club looks… functional. And now they can spend big on a midfielder. Words on cuts, strategy and a new direction. buff.ly/skFTCDg

New NQAT Mailbag: United Women win in Europe Casemiro’s rebirth Kobbie’s future Seat license panic And why wingback is a real problem 📺 buff.ly/poeCe7y 🔊 buff.ly/FzfI5iP @waynesbarton.bsky.social

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On The Overlap, on signing Sancho in 2022, Ole suggested it was the club's decision and he was the "best option available". Easy in hindsight to distance himself but why did the club sign him? For commercial reasons 🤷🏽‍♂️

Recording an international break mailbag pod with @WayneSBarton. Shoot us your questions below 👇

Appear to be locked out of Twitter/X (some may say this is a good thing!) It asked to renew my Yubikey (haven't used it for years, use Authenticator app instead). Found the old key, plugged it in, circles round and round trying to authenticate. Anyone else had this problem?

This week's subscriber newsletter is on Patrick Dorgu. Almost one-year on, his progress has stalled. Is there more beyond the hard running and ball carrying? buff.ly/ywIsSmm

One year of Rúben Amorim: from chaos to control (sort of). We break down the highs, lows, and the slow rebuild of Manchester United. 🎧 No Question About That Extra out now for backers. Find NQAT on Patreon or in your Apple Podcast feed. Patreon: buff.ly/A8HW0Es Apple: buff.ly/NBIMmJP

Two fullbacks at wingback, few chances created, but flashes of brilliance from Amad, Mbeumo, and another late comeback. This week's pod. @danielharris.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/Gue268F 🔊 buff.ly/uNBPtP1

Amorim’s shape is clear. The plan inside it? Less so. Spurs v United review. 📺 buff.ly/YwujV5A 🎧 buff.ly/KfBwPtx

Two fullbacks at wingback, few chances created, but flashes of brilliance from Amad, Mbeumo, and another late comeback. This week's pod. @danielharris.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/Gue268F 🔊 buff.ly/uNBPtP1

United head to Spurs while Wayne Rooney picks fights and Jason Wilcox picks buzzwords. Amorim’s approach, transfer talk, and a tricky away game. New pod out now. @dombooth19.bsky.social 🔊 buff.ly/1ydOzBk 📺 buff.ly/BOMw2Ch

💰 Ruben one year on! Jamie and Ed break down the true cost of hiring Rúben Amorim, sacking Ten Hag, and rebuilding a squad under PSR pressure - plus insights from Jason Wilcox’s interview. @spgoals7.bsky.social 🎧 buff.ly/jlpRb2n 📺 buff.ly/eo996Im

United head to Spurs while Wayne Rooney picks fights and Jason Wilcox picks buzzwords. Amorim’s approach, transfer talk, and a tricky away game. New pod out now. @dombooth19.bsky.social 🔊 buff.ly/1ydOzBk 📺 buff.ly/BOMw2Ch

Words on Ruben's year at United. A play in three acts. Hope, failure, redemption... maybe? nqatpod.substack.com/p/the-calm-a...

Twelve months, three acts, one fragile kind of progress. A Year of Rúben Amorim - the story of United’s reluctant pragmatist. buff.ly/uV14OmT

The weekend pod. United 2–2 Forest. Defensive naps, Amad magic, and another reminder that “progress” is rarely linear. @danielharris.bsky.social 🔊 buff.ly/YeadBBN 📺 buff.ly/AhUu4Hc

The weekend pod. United 2–2 Forest. Defensive naps, Amad magic, and another reminder that “progress” is rarely linear. @danielharris.bsky.social 🔊 buff.ly/YeadBBN 📺 buff.ly/AhUu4Hc

Three wins, a plan, and fans daring to dream again. Amorim’s tweaks are landing - Casemiro’s alive, Bruno’s running the show, Cunha and Mbeumo are on fire and United look… coherent? With @adamjoseph.bsky.social 🎧 buff.ly/DdrNoB1 📺 buff.ly/Mr6ogBU

From Croxteth chaos to club legend - Wayne Rooney turns 40. A record goalscorer, a generational talent, a man built for Old Trafford. Wayne Rooney at 40 - new NQAT Extra out now. Apple and Patreon for backers. 🎧 buff.ly/FjzAycB 🔊 buff.ly/qCn96g2

Bruno Fernandes: 300 games, 100 goals, 85 assists. Five managers, endless chaos - one constant. He didn’t just survive United’s dysfunction. He carried it. buff.ly/BUvGXSq

Bruno Fernandes: 300 games, 100 goals, 85 assists. Five managers, endless chaos - one constant. He didn’t just survive United’s dysfunction. He carried it. buff.ly/BUvGXSq

Three wins. Goals. A press that presses. A midfield that worked. Amorim’s United are starting to look like a team. We break down what's changed and where the improvements have happened. 🎧 buff.ly/4kLJXb7 📺 buff.ly/XBKkfDy

Cunha’s cooking, Mbeumo’s flying, and even Anthony Taylor couldn’t kill the vibe. United 4–2 Brighton. @danielharris.bsky.social 🎧 buff.ly/D1HSyJR 📺 buff.ly/PH0sOZv

Cunha’s cooking, Mbeumo’s flying, and even Anthony Taylor couldn’t kill the vibe. United 4–2 Brighton. @danielharris.bsky.social 🎧 buff.ly/D1HSyJR 📺 buff.ly/PH0sOZv

Reflecting on United v Liverpool. Bruno hits 300. Brighton looming. For once, it’s been a good week to be a Red. 📺 buff.ly/yK4hp7b 🔊 buff.ly/cgkgFvt

Reflecting on United v Liverpool. Bruno hits 300. Brighton looming. For once, it’s been a good week to be a Red. 📺 buff.ly/yK4hp7b 🔊 buff.ly/cgkgFvt

Anfield’s sermon turned into silence. United went long, went ugly, and finally left with something that matters. Spirit 1, system 0. open.substack.com/pub/nqatpod/...

Running a little late because Jeff Bezos didn't pay the electric bill.... The Tactics Show looking back on United's victory over Liverpool at Anfield. @danielharris.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/zC8avHQ 🎧 buff.ly/5mrrgFy

Liverpool beaten. At Anfield. With minutes on the clock. Ed and Dom break down United’s dramatic win - Maguire’s redemption arc, Bruno’s quality, Cunha's intensity, Lammens' safe hands. @dombooth19.bsky.social 🎧 buff.ly/P3rfTTx 📺 buff.ly/mIM4NwJ

This week's NQAT Extra. Why did Liverpool get it so right and United so wrong over the last decade. Talking data, strategy and culture with @adamjoseph.bsky.social Patreon and Apple Podcasts for backers 🅿️ buff.ly/t3FZc9p 🍏 buff.ly/jIBAlQm

Ahead of Sunday ... Liverpool spent a decade teaching machines how to see football. United are still trying to find the login. Today's newsletter - United’s Data Black Hole. 🔗https://buff.ly/dSTkx6Z

United head to Anfield this w/e - where Liverpool fans will remind us that singing is only for the brief moments before kick off. Then it's time to shhhhhh 🤫 Ed and Wayne preview the game, talk takeovers, and the role of the press. @waynesbarton.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/vzQEqft 🔊 buff.ly/laerwYA

A lively pod to fill the void of a week without #MUFC. Ed and I dig into: 💰Actual meaning of potential investor interest 🏟️ Paying for a right to buy a Season Ticket in New Old Trafford ⚽️The academy is all bad…? ✒️Pros and cons of Maguire contract renewal 🏆Latest Champions League win for the Reds

United need to raise capital.The Glazers are out of runway, Ratcliffe’s on the clock. This week's takeover rumours had no substance but they point to a near-term future. This week's newsletter open for everyone buff.ly/tJ7GAqi

United need to raise capital.The Glazers are out of runway, Ratcliffe’s on the clock. This week's takeover rumours had no substance but they point to a near-term future. This week's newsletter open for everyone buff.ly/tJ7GAqi

Rumours swirl, money talks. Ed & Jamie dig into Saudi takeover whispers, Old Trafford financing, ops hires, Maguire’s contract, and United Women’s Champions League. @spgoals7.bsky.social 🎧 buff.ly/Ajwzbr7 📺 buff.ly/tpm99nK

United Women make history in Europe INEOS reshapes the club’s operations And … the takeover rumours re-surface Ed & Wayne break it all down in the latest pod 🎙️ buff.ly/Yzs3zeh 📺 buff.ly/sq3Yeui @waynesbarton.bsky.social

United looked calm. Controlled. Competent. When they weren't hoofing it. Ed and Dharnish break down what changed - from pressing to Mount’s role and Lemmens’ debut - and how it all sets up for Anfield. 🔊 buff.ly/md4C0Zj 📺 buff.ly/suK0s4S

“Are you Schmeichel in disguise?” - the chant was tongue in cheek, relief wasn’t. Senne Lammens brought back the boring stuff - catches, calm, clean sheet. Is he United’s No.1 now and what does it change? buff.ly/rutRTtL

The weekend pod. A routine win. A striker who scores goals. And a keeper who looked... competent. Let's not pretend all ills are fixed but this was good.

Sunderland beaten. Crisis… delayed. Lemmens gets a clean sheet, Sesko finally looks alive, Amad’s audition goes well - and is Mount a solution in Amorim’s grand experiment? Relief, not revelation. 🎧 buff.ly/bgAZvLO 📺 buff.ly/TnKIGCs @danielharris.bsky.social

United have three roads out of the Amorim mess: vibes merchant till summer, hard reset now, or potentially months of dead man walking. Pick one and mean it. The rest is noise. buff.ly/PHRfr7O

Alas, poor Ruben. We knew him well - but not for long? 🎭 To Sack or Not To Sack: Ed & Adam debate Amorim’s future. Podcast on all apps and Youtube 🎧 buff.ly/rQ0260l 📺 buff.ly/TBemxqX @adamjoseph.bsky.social

Some late night reading. Open to all. Amorim on the Brink. Ratcliffe's hand-picked man is floundering. Sacking him now would sting. Waiting might be worse. nqatpod.substack.com/p/amorim-on-...

Should United sack Rúben Amorim? 🤔 On NQAT Extra - Ed & Dom dig into the numbers, the tactics, the history - and whether INEOS can really afford to blink. @dombooth19.bsky.social For backers on Patreon and Apple Podcasts 🅿️ buff.ly/ayp300m 🍏 buff.ly/ULyhSgD

Tactics Show. Brentford 3-1 United. Long balls to nowhere, Bruno drifting, Amorim’s “system” still missing. Next up Sunderland - and United need answers fast. 🔊 buff.ly/P3Dj6KU 📺 buff.ly/iY9f6g0

Bees 3-1 United. Amorim stubborn, tactics limp, set-pieces a shambles. Women shine while the men sulk. Kits look better than the football. Podcast out now. Apps, Youtube. Ad-free for backers. @danielharris.bsky.social 🎙️https://buff.ly/U5N4dkM 📺 buff.ly/JEjDMg1

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Today's long read is about pundits, why they focus on anger not insight, and the incentives that encourage a product that rarely informs. From old skool explainers to edgy, combative, meme-able. The Pundit Economy is totally broken. buff.ly/7h4Z918